Stan Isaacs | Newsday sports writer, 83
Stan Isaacs, 83, a storied sports columnist at Newsday from 1978 to 1992, died Tuesday, April 2, at home in Haverford, Pa., his daughter Ellen said.
Mr. Isaacs, born in Brooklyn, took pride in being known for something he took: swiping the Brooklyn Dodgers 1955 world championship pennant from Los Angeles and bringing it back to what he considered its home.
For readers and colleagues at Newsday, though, he is known for what he gave: a whole new way to view and appreciate sports and reporting. "He saw humor in things, lightness in things, that very few guys did," said former colleague and columnist Steve Jacobson. "A lot of us at Newsday learned to do that from him."
His daughter said the two things he was most proud of were taking that Dodgers banner, now at the Brooklyn Historical Society, and pushing to have a statue built that depicted Pee Wee Reese with his arm around Dodgers teammate Jackie Robinson. It stands outside the minor league ballpark at Coney Island.
In addition to daughter Ellen, Mr. Isaacs is survived by his daughters Nancy Isaacs and Ann Isaacs Basch, and four grandchildren. Bobbie, his wife of 58 years, died last year. - Newsday
